Answering: “Select two ways in which leaving work undone at the end of the Sprint impacts transparency.”

Select two ways in which leaving work undone at the end of the Sprint impacts transparency.
(choose the best two answers)
A. The lack of transparency leads to false assumptions about the current state of the product.
B. As development progresses, the product becomes more difficult to integrate, which results in future work being slowed down in unpredictable ways.
C. When calculated and estimated, the total amount of undone work shows exactly how long until the Product Owner can release the Increment.
D. Undone work is acceptable as long as the Developers factor it into their future Sprint Plans.

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Answering: “Currently, your Scrum Teams are organized to address a single layer only (for example, front end, middle tier, back end, and interfaces). What are three things to consider when deciding to move away from such component teams toward feature teams?”

Currently, your Scrum Teams are organized to address a single layer only (for example, front end, middle tier, back end, and interfaces). What are three things to consider when deciding to move away from such component teams toward feature teams?
(choose the best three answers)
A. With feature teams, it is easier to calculate the productivity per team.
B. Productivity may decrease when making this kind of move.
C. Feature teams have less communication overhead.
D. You cannot do Scrum without feature teams.
E. When making this change, it helps to have support from the organization.

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Answering: “A six team Nexus is developing a full-featured e-commerce application. There are different parts of the application that only certain Scrum Teams can work on. In fact, there are some highly specialized individuals outside the Nexus that are required for some of the work. In past Sprints the Nexus encountered challenges dealing with the many dependencies between Scrum Teams. Some individual Scrum Teams in this Nexus have said that they do not see how the work they are doing is contributing to the product’s progress. What is the best remedy for this situation?”

[color=#6495ed]Scenario B: Six Team Nexus with complex dependencies[/color]
A six team Nexus is developing a full-featured e-commerce application. There are different parts of the application that only certain Scrum Teams can work on. In fact, there are some highly specialized individuals outside the Nexus that are required for some of the work. In past Sprints the Nexus encountered challenges dealing with the many dependencies between Scrum Teams.
Some individual Scrum Teams in this Nexus have said that they do not see how the work they are doing is contributing to the product’s progress. What is the best remedy for this situation?
(choose the best answer)
A. Ask the Scrum Master to explain to the teams that the Product Owner can choose which features to work on, as she has the final say.
B. During Nexus Sprint Planning, have all the teams plan the Sprint together in one room, so they can see what other teams are working on.
C. During Nexus Sprint Planning, ensure that all Scrum Teams understand the Nexus Sprint Goal.
D. During Nexus Sprint Planning, ask each Scrum Team to create a Sprint Goal that describes the purpose of the Sprint.

Answering: “A six team Nexus is developing a full-featured e-commerce application. There are different parts of the application that only certain Scrum Teams can work on. In fact, there are some highly specialized individuals outside the Nexus that are required for some of the work. In past Sprints the Nexus encountered challenges dealing with the many dependencies between Scrum Teams. Some individual Scrum Teams in this Nexus have said that they do not see how the work they are doing is contributing to the product’s progress. What is the best remedy for this situation?” Read More »

Answering: “How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product Backlog?”

How should Product Backlog items be chosen when multiple Scrum Teams work from the same Product Backlog?
(choose the best answer)
A. The Developers pull work in agreement with the Product Owner.
B. The Scrum Teams choose the Weighted Shorted Job First.
C. The Product Owner should provide each team with its own Product Backlog.
D. The Scrum Team with the highest velocity pulls Product Backlog items first.
E. Each Scrum Team takes an equal number of items.

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Answering: “The purpose of a Nexus Sprint Retrospective is to:”

The purpose of a Nexus Sprint Retrospective is to:
(choose the best two answers)
A. Provide a forum for management to see how the Nexus is performing.
B. Enable bottom-up intelligence to improve how the Scrum Teams in a Nexus are working together.
C. Provide a single meeting to inspect and adapt how all Scrum Teams work together.
D. Allow for inspection and adaption of both individual Scrum Teams and a Nexus.

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Answering: “There are five Scrum Teams working on a Product. During the Nexus Sprint Review, the teams present the results of the Sprint. After introductions, each team takes time to present their work for inspection by individually showing the new features they have built. They are not using a shared environment. The stakeholders do not provide much feedback. The event ends and people filter out of the room. What could help this Nexus create a single Integrated Increment for inspection at the Nexus Sprint Review?”

[color=#6495ed]Scenario A: Nexus Sprint Review with Five Scrum Teams[/color]
There are five Scrum Teams working on a Product. During the Nexus Sprint Review, the teams present the results of the Sprint. After introductions, each team takes time to present their work for inspection by individually showing the new features they have built. They are not using a shared environment. The stakeholders do not provide much feedback. The event ends and people filter out of the room.
What could help this Nexus create a single Integrated Increment for inspection at the Nexus Sprint Review?
(choose the best answer)
A. Enforce a Definition of Done across the entire Nexus that includes integration.
B. Have a Sprint dedicated to integration.
C. Have the Nexus Integration Team integrate all the work as early as possible.
D. Reserve the last few days of the Sprint for testing and integration.

Answering: “There are five Scrum Teams working on a Product. During the Nexus Sprint Review, the teams present the results of the Sprint. After introductions, each team takes time to present their work for inspection by individually showing the new features they have built. They are not using a shared environment. The stakeholders do not provide much feedback. The event ends and people filter out of the room. What could help this Nexus create a single Integrated Increment for inspection at the Nexus Sprint Review?” Read More »

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